Orange alert for Delhi as rain and hailstorm likely

Rain, a high-intensity thunderstorm and hailstorm in certain parts of Delhi and surrounding areas on Thursday evening caused 22 diversions of Delhi-bound flights.

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'Doc warned me I could die, but I was determined to box'

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14 dead, 24 still missing in Indore temple tragedy

​The temple tragedy took place around 11.30am when a group of 40-50 devotees (it's still not known how many) had gathered at Shri Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple for a havan on Ram Navami. They had no clue that the ground beneath their feet hid a well and all that stood between them and death was merely tiles on an iron grille.

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FSSAI accepts states' 'nahi' to 'dahi'

Drawing flak from the southern states, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued on Thursday a revised notification to say that food business operators may use the term "curd" along with any other prevalent common name in a regional language.

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Lost in translation: Why sarkar is taking away Sarkars' lands

The land holdings of some 727 Bengali Hindu refugees in three rehab camps in Raichur district, Karnataka, in 1971 — carrying thesurname ‘Sarkar’ — have been marked government or ‘sarkari’ land, in a bungle over the surname.

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Planet Filmfare Marathi Awards 2022: Complete winners’ list

To acknowledge and celebrate the pieces of cinematic beauty in the Marathi industry, the 7th edition of Planet Marathi presents Filmfare Awards Marathi 2022 was held. And here is the list of winners from the night!

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2 deaths in Delhi, 3 in Maha; 2,151 new Covid cases

India recorded 2,151 new Covid-19 cases, the highest in five months, on Wednesday. With this, the active cases tally of the infection has gone up to 11,903 in the country, according to the Union health ministry data.

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EC cracks down on money power, 58cr seizures in past mth

Misuse of money power is one of the key challenges in Karnataka, CEC Rajiv Kumar said while announcing the poll schedule. In all, cash, liquor, goods and drugs worth Rs 57.7 crore have been seized in the past month in Karnataka. This time, 4,880 enforcement teams will be at work, against 4,147 in 2018.

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Separate religion from politics, hate speeches will stop: Judge

"Is the state impotent? Can't it take timely action against hate speech mongers? If it can't take, why do we have a state at all?" These posers came from the Supreme Court Wednesday on a petition seeking contempt proceedings against Maharashtra for inaction against hate speeches by Hindu organisations despite undertaking to prevent it.

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BSY vs Sidda vs Deve Gowda: Karnataka's battle of castes and old rivals

The polls set the stage for an intense BJP-Congress contest in Karnataka-in fact, the first of four this year-and will be marked by a determined effort by former PM HD Deve Gowda's JDS to prove its relevance by denying either of the principal combatants a clear victory, and use the consequent situation to play kingmaker.

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Happy Rama Navami 2023: Top 50 Wishes, Messages and Quotes to share with your family and friends

Here are some Rama Navmi wishes and messages that you can share with your near and dear ones.

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SC rejects pleas against acquittal in rape­murder

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by Chhawla gang rape-murder victim’s father, Delhi Police, a social activist and two NGOs seeking review of court’s November 7 decision to acquit the three persons who were convicted and sentenced to death by both the trial court and the Delhi HC.

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MFs hardsell debt funds as tax benefits end on March 31

Mutual fund firms are wooing retail investors who seek to avail of long-term tax benefits in debt funds in the last few days of the fiscal ending March 31, report Aseem Gujar & Partha Sinha. Last week, the government withdrew indexation benefits for investors in MF schemes that hold less than 35% domestic equity in their portfolio. The new norms will apply from April 1.

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Watching Rahul Gandhi's case in India courts, says US

Respect for the rule of law and judicial independence is the cornerstone of any democracy, the US has said, adding that it is watching Rahul Gandhi's court case that resulted in his disqualification from the Lok Sabha.

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Supreme Court to examine validity of two PMLA provisions

The petitioner, MP leader of the opposition Govind Singh, alleged that the unbridled power given to the agency was being misused to silence opposition leaders across the country.

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Why target one community with hate speech charge: SG

Citing a media report, Pasha said despite the SC's February 3 order directing the Maharashtra police to take action against a Hindu organisation indulging in hate speech and calling for boycott of Mulsims, as many as 50 rallies have been organised in the last four months across the state.

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UP villagers attack Haryana cops on murder accused's tail

A seven-member special task force (STF) from Haryana's Sonipat on a quiet mission to nab a murder accused at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district was attacked by locals with sticks and stones on Sunday. Some STF men were injured and their weapons were snatched before a UP police squad reached the spot and rescued them.

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HP dy CM Mukesh Agnihotri sustains head injury, hospitalised

Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri sustained head injury after he slipped near his residence in Shimla while taking a stroll on Tuesday evening. He was rushed to IGMC Shimla and is under treatment, officials said.

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Prices of essential drugs set to increase from April

The government is all set to allow drug companies an increase in line with the change in the annual Wholesale Price Index (WPI). The annual change in WPI, as notified by the government, works out to 12.12% during 2022, the drug prices regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) said on Monday.

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SC chides UP govt for challenging HC order on rehab of Hathras victim's kin

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19% of taxpayers are govt staff, pensioners: Finance minister

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SC frees 'juvenile' death convict after 28 years in jail

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IT hiring to slow further as global banks turn cautious

The crisis engulfing global banks in the US and Europe is likely to create additional stress on Indian IT industry that is already staring at macroeconomic pressures. It is set to almost halve net headcount growth of the sector in the coming fiscal and bring in other structural changes to HR strategies.

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K'taka Cong vows to roll back new quota policy if it wins

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Working on policy to make organ donation easier: PM

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No Kalapani villages in final Nepal census

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Isro successfully places UK firm's 36 satellites in orbit

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As cases rise, hospitals in Mumbai reopen Covid wards

After a year-long lull, Covid-19 wards are opening in some private hospitals with a handful of admissions trickling in daily. While some have increased their masking and testing protocols in response to the surge in cases, others remain on standby. On Sunday, active cases in the state went past 2,000 for the first time since October.

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Won't tolerate insult to Savarkar: Uddhav on Rahul's remark

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Udhhav Thackeray on Sunday cautioned disqualified Congress MP Rahul Gandhi against insulting "our idol" Veer Savarkar. His warning followed Rahul's comments at a press conference Saturday in Delhi, where he said: "My name is not Savarkar, my name is Gandhi and Gandhi does not offer an apology to anyone."

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Congress did not seek legal remedy on purpose, says BJP

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Be alert, take stress tests, Sitharaman tells PSBs amid US bank crisis

Sitharaman advised the PSBs take steps to attract the deposits given the steps taken by the government to reduce the tax arbitrage in some debt instruments. She also asked them to pivot their strengthened financial position to support credit needs of the growing economy and focus on credit outreach in states where the credit offtake is lower than the national average, particularly in northeast and eastern parts of India.

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NSA Ajit Doval set to meet key Russian official at SCO

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Sanjay Raut reply 'unsatisfactory', referred to Rajya Sabha chair

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Javed Akhtar's RSS remark hurt complainant's reputation: Court

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New debt mutual fund tax rule may help banks bridge deposit shortfall

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Deutsche Bank’s shares tank 15% as contagion fears return

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Rahul's conviction: Oppn parties unite, pledge to fight BJP

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Special fund to modernise madrassas? RS junks resolution

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HC notice to NCPCR on plea for Rahul prosecution for identifying rape survivor

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Open to audit, say online pharmacies

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Worklife balance: Thursday is new Friday, LinkedIn survey reveals

Professional networking site LinkedIn has said in a report that Thursday is the new Friday of the week, with people becoming more conscious of maintaining work­life balance. As many as 79% of the respondents in the survey stated that Friday was their least favourite day of the week to go to the office. On the other hand, Monday was when employees felt the need to ‘structure’ their work and be most productive.

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BoE continues to raise rates, goes for 25bps hike this time

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Rahul's disqualification 'immediate & automatic' despite bail: Experts

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification has come into “immediate and automatic” effect upon his conviction and sentencing despite the grant of bail and suspension of his sentence for a month, say lawyers who have closely worked with EC on such cases. The only scenario where the disqualification shall not take effect is if the trial court itself or an appellant court stays his conviction as well as sentence or the appellant court reduces the quantum of his sentence.

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Mamata and Naveen bat for strong federal structure

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Tweaks in law, extensions to ED chief illegal: Amicus to Supreme Court

Senior advocate K V Vishwanathan, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae in adjudicating pleas against extension given to the ED director, told the Supreme Court on Thursday that amendments made in law by the Centre to extend the tenure and the three extensions given to its present director are illegal and would compromise the independence and integrity of the investigating agency.

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Free foodgrains skewing inflation data: RBI study

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44 Indian courses make it to Top 100 QS World University Rankings

Several Indian universities have made it to the world’s top places to pursue popular subjects, especially in the STEM fields. A total of 44 programmes — last year it was 35 — from various campuses made it to the global top 100, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 released on Wednesday.

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Famed cartoonist Laxman my favourite newsperson, says CJI

The Times of India’s legendary cartoonist R K Laxman is Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud’s favourite journalist because the widely followed caricaturist succeeded in accomplishing the core of a journalist’s mission by holding a mirror up to the powers that be.

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On eve of SC hearing, EPFO’s higher pension form ‘missing’

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Insurers, pension companies must back startups: Amitabh Kant

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Delhi budget to be unveiled today, but bitterness persists

The Union home ministry approved the Delhi budget for 2023-24 on Tuesday, shortly after it received the Delhi government’s response to concerns raised by it regarding the proposed financial outlays under certain heads.

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SC slams trial courts for seeking needless custody

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed shock over some trial courts not complying with its July 2022 order to be liberal and grant bail to accused in cases when custody is not needed. Asking the courts not to pass detention orders in a routine and mechanical way and thus deny liberty to the accused, the SC said such judges needed to be sent to academies for “upgrading their knowledge”.

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UIDAI tightens processes to secure Aadhaar

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‘Is it the big one?’ Strong tremors spark late-­night panic in Delhi­-NCR

Strong tremors jolted parts of north India sending shock waves across Delhi-NCR at 10.17pm on Tuesday as an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan. The tremors lasting about 30 seconds forced panic-stricken people to rush out of buildings and take refuge in open areas as fears of a “big earthquake” hitting the Indian Himalayan region, as forecast by experts, were revived. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or property.

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Maharashtra cops arrest bookie wanted in Amruta Fadnavis case

Cricket bookie Anil Jaisinghani, booked for trying to bribe and then extort from deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis’s wife, was intercepted at Kalol, about 55km northwest of Vadodara, in Gujarat late on Sunday night after a 750km chase over 72 hours.

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Read all your daily horoscope predictions

Today is a good day for those with Aries signs. They may find new sources of income, and past investments may give them a good profit. They may connect with a social organization, which will increase their network. Singles may find a soul mate in terms of marriage. Taurus may be blessed by elders today, which may give them confidence. Gemini may expect some instant gains in their business, which may boost their confidence level. Cancer may feel dull and unhappy today.

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India to be growth engine: Samsung

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India to be growth engine: Samsung

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End conflict, finalise MoP, House panel tells govt, SC

The Parliamentary standing committee on law has asked the government and the Supreme Court to “weed out their differences” and finalise the revised memorandum of procedure for appointment of judges in higher judiciary. The MoP is pending for over seven years, the panel observed, while expressing concern at over 30% vacancies in high courts across the country.

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Number of districts with 10% Covid positivity rate touches 14

The number of districts with 10% or more Covid-positivity has now gone up to 14. The weekly analysis of the trend during March 12-18 also shows that 34 districts had Covid-positivity rates between 5% and 10% — till March 14, the number was 15.

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PFI aimed to co-opt 10% of Muslims ‘to subjugate majority community’: NIA

Popular Front of India (PFI) was aiming to associate at least 10% of the country’s Muslim population with itself ”to subjugate the majority community and bring back the glory of Islam,” according to the chargesheet filed by NIA on Saturday against PFI and its 19 office-bearers led by chairman O M A Salam.

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Delhi Police’s action govt bid to shift focus from Adani row: Congress

ith Delhi Police visiting him twice in three days seeking details of his comments during the Bharat Jodo Yatra about women facing sexual violence, Congress member Rahul Gandhi termed the action “unprecedented” and asked the cops if their new-found urgency was related to the stand he has taken on Adani issue, even as Congress condemned the action as vendetta aimed at terrorising the leader.

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No opposition front possible without Congress, says Ramesh

o opposition front to take on the BJP is possible without the Congress and if a coalition is formed for the 2024 general elections, the party will have a central role in it, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said. Ramesh, however, said it was too early to talk about all this right now as the Congress’ first priority was the upcoming elections in Karnataka and the string of state polls this year.

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A visual feast in Mumbai as TOI’s Art of India show begins

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Fugitive Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal hits country roads, shakes off police pursuers

Fugitive Khalistan sympathiser and self-styled preacher Amritpal Singh dodged Punjab Police’s dragnet for the second successive day on Sunday, changing vehicles more than once and knocking down several bike riders along the way as his convoy sped through narrow country lanes in a bid to throw off teams tracking the Mercedes in which he had been last spotted.

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UBS seals Credit Suisse takeover in bid to calm markets

In what is being described as the "merger of the century", UBS Group sealed a deal to buy Swiss bank Credit Suisse in a historic, government-brokered deal, to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking, Swiss authorities said on Sunday. The deal, aimed at containing a crisis of confidence that threatened to spread across global financial markets, came after a hectic day of negotiations between the two lenders.

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15k women underwent breast reduction ops in India in 2021

While breast implants get a lot of attention, a growing number of Indian women are compelled by severe physical and psychological problems to undergo surgery to reduce their heavy breasts. In 2021, around 15,000 women across India opted to remove the fat and glandular tissue from their breasts as against double the number of women (31,608) who got breast implants. However, the picture changes on adding the number of women (11,520) who opted for ‘breast lift’.

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Attacked by crocodile, 8 swept away while crossing Chambal, 3 die

The tragic incident occurred at a spot where there was no bridge or boat available for crossing. Eyewitnesses reported that the devotees were holding each other's hands tightly as they traversed the river, united in faith.

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Training plane crashes in MP, both pilots killed

A training aircraft crashed in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday afternoon, killing both pilots — captain Mohit Thakur from Himachal Pradesh and V Maheshwari, a trainee from Gujarat. The plane, a Diamond DA-40, operated by the National Flying Training Institute (NFTI), had taken off from Birsi airport in Gondia district of Maharashtra, and crashed approximately 40km away in a dense forest in Balaghat.

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Earthquake hits Ecuador, northern Peru; at least 4 dead

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook an island region of Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, causing inhabitants to rush out of buildings. At least four people have died, with others trapped under rubble. Rescue crews have been searching for survivors after some buildings collapsed and cars were crushed, according to reports.

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'Mismatch in cop’s version cast doubt in 2014 Morani case'

A special MCOCA court, while acquitting 12 accused in the firing at the Juhu bungalow of producers Karim and Ali Morani in 2014, has observed that it appeared one of the cops investigating the case cooked up a story regarding certain aspects and discrepancies appearing in his evidence create a shadow of doubt about the happening of the incident. While 12 accused, including alleged gangster Obaid Radiowala, were acquitted on Thursday, the judgment was made available on Friday.

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House logjam can end if opposition ready for talks: Amit Shah

In his first remarks on Rahul Gandhi’s controversial remarks in London and the subsequent logjam in Parliament with BJP seeking an apology from the Congress leader, Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked the opposition to move two steps forward for talks, saying the government will match them for resumption of House proceedings.

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4,000 ‘sold’ land for jobs during Lalu’s minister stint? CBI set to expand probe ambit

The CBI is set to expand the scope of its investigation into the “land-for-jobs” scam with the investigators coming across what sources called “prima facie evidence” to suggest that around 4,000 people were allegedly given jobs in Indian Railways during RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s tenure as Union railway minister and their land parcels were “bought” in return.

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Death toll in UP cold storage accident 14

A day after the roof of a cold storage collapsed in Sambhal, UP, with at least two dozen labourers trapped inside, the toll rose to 14 on Friday. Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force pulled out 11 survivors from under the rubble.

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1st week of Budget session’s 2nd leg one of least productive

Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day on Friday due to slogan-shouting by the opposition and protests by BJP over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent “democracy under threat” remarks in London. The first week of the second leg of the budget session in Lok Sabha was one of the least productive as proceedings were stalled for five days in a row with BJP insisting on an apology from Rahul and the Opposition seeking a JPC probe into the Adani issue.

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'China-brokered Saudi peace deal will help India'

Iran said on Friday that its peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, which was brokered by China, shouldn’t be of concern to India as peace and stability in the Gulf will benefit Indian diaspora as well. Tehran also sought resumption of crude export to India citing Delhi’s decision to ramp up its crude imports from Russia, despite pressure from the US and other western countries to curb its economic engagements with Moscow.

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KCR’s daughter skips ED date, asked to appear on March 20

The Enforcement Directorate has asked K Kavitha, daughter of Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, to appear before its investigating officer at its headquarters on March 20, refusing to defer her questioning after she skipped the session with the probe agency scheduled for Thursday and sought time after March 24 when the Supreme Court is to hear her plea against the summons.

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NAAC IT system riddled with ‘opacity, gaps’: Internal probe

Now, an internal enquiry committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has cast aspersions on its entire business. It said from step one when an institute submits its data to the NAAC, it is open to changes with “no mechanism to check data alteration”, to the last point on how peer team members are selected to inspect an institute, and everything in between that is riddled with “opacity”, “mistakes” and “gaps”.

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February rural FMCG sales beat urban in most categories

FMCG categories like home care, packaged foods, branded commodities and personal care have driven the rural sales turnaround in February this year, as the hinterland outpaced urban growth. This, according to data, underscores rural India seeing real growth for the first time since August 2022. In February 2023, while urban sales grew 5.5% as compared to the year-ago period, rural sales expanded 12.4%.

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Twitter foreign entity, can’t seek protection under Article 19: Centre

US-based microblogging platform Twitter Inc cannot seek protection under Article 19 of the Constitution that guarantees freedom of speech and expression to Indian citizens and entities, not to foreigners, the central government said Thursday in the Karnataka high court.

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'Twitter foreign entity, can’t seek protection under Article 19'

US-based microblogging platform Twitter Inc cannot seek protection under Article 19 of the Constitution that guarantees freedom of speech and expression to Indian citizens and entities, not to foreigners, the central government said Thursday in the Karnataka high court.

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The Great Indian Laughter Challenge fame Khyali booked for rape

Popular comedian Khyali Saharan has been accused of raping a 25-year-old woman in a hotel room in Jaipur. The woman filed a complaint and a case being registered against the comedian at Mansarovar police station on Tuesday.

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BJP pays homage to Kanshi Ram to woo Dalits before 2024 polls

Top BJP functionaries paid homage to BSP founder Kanshi Ram on his 89th birthday anniversary Wednesday, in a move seen as the party’s effort to reach out to Dalits ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha polls. The BJP-led Centre had honoured SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav earlier this year with a posthumous Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second-highest civilian award. The party now turned to Dalit ideologue Kanshi Ram, who had turned BSP into a political powerhouse in UP after forming it in 1984.

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Age no bar, Bengaluru professor gets his PhD at 79

Bengaluru resident and a professor of four decades, Prabhakar Kuppahalli, imagined big in his pursuit of knowledge and on Wednesday received his PhD in material science. He is 79. “It was a long-cherished dream. Though I had planned it when I was younger and working in the US, it did not come about because of unavoidable circumstances. When I turned 75, I decided to give it a go,” he said after the 41st annual convocation of Mangalore University.

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Parliament paralysed for third day over Rahul, Adani

Parliament remained paralysed for the third consecutive day since reconvening after the post-Budget recess as BJP persisted with its demand for an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his ‘democracy in danger’ remarks in the UK while the opposition sought a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged stock manipulation by the Adani Group.

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Woman ‘kills’ mom, hides chopped body parts; held

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US Senate confirms Eric Garcetti as envoy to India

The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Joe Biden's close aide Eric Garcetti as the country's next ambassador to India, filling the key diplomatic position that had been vacant for more than two years. The former Los Angeles mayor's nomination was pending before the US Congress since July 2021 when he was nominated for the prestigious diplomatic posting by Biden.

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Wholesale prices ease to 2-year low of 3.9%

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Sensex slides to 5-month low, Adani companies break 10-day rally

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3 out of 4 rural homes without piped drinking water: NSSO

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Indian-origin Vimal Kapur to be CEO of Honeywell

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Novo Nordisk plans price cuts for several insulins

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Rahul tried to deeply hurt India’s honour & prestige: Rajnath

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Resume concessions in rail fares to senior citizens: Parliament panel

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Indian startups breathe easy as withdrawal limit for SVB lifted

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Remove in 3 months mosque on Allahabad HC premises: SC

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‘Seminal issue’: Five judge SC bench to hear same-sex marriage pleas

The Supreme Court on Monday referred a bunch of pleas seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriages to a five-judge constitution bench for adjudication, saying it is a “seminal issue” and an “important matter”. The apex court took the step despite the Centre’s insistence that Parliament alone should take a call on the subject whose intricacies could impact “how our society develops henceforth”.

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From Mumbai to Shanghai, tech chiefs race to contain SVB fallout

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Silicon Valley Bank collapse gives Indian startups jitters

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Here's why Oscar 2023 broke the red carpet tradition

This time around, the carpet will be champagne coloured.

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